Nero 8

What is Nero 8?

Nero Multimedia Suite is a popular software suite for Microsoft Windows by Nero AG. Nero includes Nero Burning ROM, Nero Express, Nero DiscSpeed, Nero Video, Nero Recode, Nero BackItUp, Nero Wave Editor and various other disk authoring, video authoring and data backup untiliies as well as audio editing tools. The suite's name "Nero" is followed by its major version number. The most commonly available versions of Nero are the OEM suites, which are bundled with many optical disc recorders.

Overview

The most used version is 8.10.293, with over 18% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is NeroStartSmart.exe. The software installer includes 59 files and is usually about 913.22 KB (935,142 bytes).

Program details

URL: www.nero.com

Help link: support.nero.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero8\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{8AEA4BE2-2B52-41C0-BB7D-9F2D17AF1033}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Behaviors exhibited

4 Autoplay Handlers

NeroStartSmart.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'NeroAutoPlay9LaunchNeroStartSmart' with the ProgID of 'Nero.AutoPlay8' and the action verb 'LaunchNeroStartSmart_HandleCDBurningOnArrival.

NeroVision.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'NeroAutoPlay2VideoCapture' with the ProgID of 'Nero.AutoPlay2' and the action verb 'VideoCameraArrival_VideoCapture.

nero.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'NeroAutoPlay8RipCD' with the ProgID of 'Nero.AutoPlay8' and the action verb 'RipCD_PlayCDAudioOnArrival.

Recode.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'NeroAutoPlay8TranscodeVideo' with the ProgID of 'Nero.AutoPlay8' and the action verb 'TranscodeVideo_PlayDVDMovieOnArrival.

2 Scheduled Tasks

NeroVision.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EE65EDE1-CFD1-4705-889A-2087CAF34DD5}' (runs on registration).

NeroHome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A81427C6-B243-4B40-9A3A-78234CBCF0C5}' (runs on registration).

2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs

NeroHome.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero8\Nero Home\NeroHome.exe'.

NeroVision.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero8\Nero Vision\NeroVision.exe'.

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